Search for dissertations about: "moderate intellectual"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words moderate intellectual.

  1. 1. Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems : Evaluation of Two Clinical Assessment Instruments, Occurrence of Mental Health Problems and Psychiatric Care Utilisation

    Author : Carina Gustafsson; Karin Sonnander; Olav M. Linaker; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Intellectual disability; mental health problems; assessment instruments; psychometric evaluation; psychiatric care utilisation; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : It has been suggested that persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) manifest the full range of mental health problems. The main purpose of this thesis is to adapt and evaluate two clinical assessment instruments and to investigate the occurrence of mental health problems as well as psychiatric care utilisation in persons with ID. READ MORE

  2. 2. Cardiometabolic health in students and young adults with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities : Results from a longitudinal follow-up study and a school intervention

    Author : Eva Flygare Wallén; Maria Mûllersdorf; Margareta Dahl; Mälardalens högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Intellectual disabilities; cardiometabolic health; school intervention; food habits; physical activity;

    Abstract : BackgroundAdults with intellectual disabilities (ID) develop the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease morefrequently than individuals without ID. The knowledge about cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescentswith mild/moderate ID is scarce. READ MORE

  3. 3. Caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities : how can it be experienced and percieved by registered nurses?

    Author : Marie Appelgren; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : nursing; caring; intellectual and developmental disability; Vårdvetenskap; Care science;

    Abstract : Registered nurses [RNs] are within the frontline of professional nursing and are expected to provide a diverse range of health care services to a varied and heterogenic group of patients. They are bound by a code of ethics that mandates that nurses respect all human rights regardless of the patient’s abilities or functional status. READ MORE

  4. 4. Participation through ICT : – studies of the use and access to ICT for young adults with intellectual disability

    Author : Camilla Ramsten; Lene Martin; Lena Marmstål Hammar; Munir Dag; Jens Ineland; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Environment; Information and communication technology; Intellectual disability; Participation; Social care; socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Abstract : The right to full participation in society is stated in law to ensure that vulnerable groups such as people with intellectual disability have the same rights and possibilities as the general population. Technological development has changed the conditions of participation in society, including the types of interactions, information and societal services. READ MORE

  5. 5. Older people with intellectual disability and affective and anxiety disorders: Comorbidities, healthcare utilisation, pharmacotherapy and frailty factors requiring support and social services

    Author : Nadia El Mrayyan; Hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ageing; Intellectual disability; Affective disorders; Anxiety disorders; Healthcare; Social Services; Drugs; Frailty factors;

    Abstract : AbstractBackground: Affective and anxiety disorders have a higher occurrence in older people with intellectual disability (ID) than in the general population. However, there is a lack of research into this ageing group from the point of view of their health panorama, use of medicines, healthcare utilisation and social welfare support. READ MORE